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Published Research Articles on ADD / ADHD

Levels of self-reported depression among mothers of children with Attention-Deficit! Hyperactivity Disorder
Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 3, No. 3, 135-140 (1999)
The aims of the present research were to identify levels of depression in mothers of children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and to determine whether maternal depressive severity varied according to the child's ADHD subtype.

Psychotic Side Effects of Psycho stimulants: A 5-Year Review
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 44, October 1999
To examine the rate of psychotic and mood-congruent psychotic side effects of stimulant medications in children treated for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Language Deficit With Attention Deficit Disorder: A Prevalent Co-morbidity
Journal Child Neurology 1998; 13:493 497
The aim of this Study was to delineate the prevalence and behavioral patterns of' children with attention deficit and language problems as compared to children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) only.

EEG evidence for a new conceptualization of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Clinical Neurophysiology 113 (2002) 1036–1044
This study investigated the presence of electroencephalographic (EEG) clusters within a sample of children with the inattentive type of attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

The Effects of Stimulant Therapy, EEG Biofeedback, and Parenting Style on the Primary Symptoms of Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Vol. 27, No. 4
One hundred children, ages 6–19, who were diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), either inattentive or combined types, participated in a study examining the effects of Ritalin, EEG biofeedback, and parenting style on the primary symptoms of ADHD.

Excess beta activity in children with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder: an atypical electrophysiological group

Psychiatry Research Vol. 103 (2001) 205 - 218
Studies of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD have typically found elevated levels of slow wave activity in their EEGs, but in two of our previous studies, a small subset of ADHD children with excess beta activity in the EEG was identified.

Inhibition in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Psychophysiological Study of the Stop Task

Biological Psychiatry 2002;51: 668-676 © 2002 Society of Biological Psychiatry
The purpose of the study was to investigate and identify abnormal brain activity, as revealed by event-related potentials (ERPs) concurring with deficient inhibitory control in children with attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Neurofeedback Treatment for Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder in Children: A Comparison With Methylphenidate

Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Vol. 28, No. 1, March 2003 ( C?2003)
Clinical trials have suggested that neurofeedback may be efficient in treating attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Case Report - Methylphenidate Related Growth Impairment

JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY Volume 12, Number 1, 2002
Growth deficit associated with stimulants in children who have attention deficit hyperactiv¬ity disorder (ADHD) has long been the subject of scientific discussion.

A Comparison of EEG Biofeedback and Psychostimulants in Treating Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders

Thomas R. Rossiter and Theodore J. La Vaque

AD/HD, QEEG, neurotherapy and hypnosis (2000).
[Special Issue],
Child Study Journal Summer, 2000.

EEG biofeedback: A new treatment option for ADD/ADHD
Alhambra, M. A., Fowler, T. P., & , M. D. (1995).
Journal of Neurotherapy, 1(2), 39-43.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Neurological basis and treatment alternatives.
Barabasz, A., & Barabasz, M. (1995).
Journal of Neurotherapy, 1(1), 1-10.

Atypical frontal brain activation in ADHD: Preschool and elementary school boys and girls.
Baving, L., Laucht, M., & Schmidt, M. H. (1999).
Journal of American Academy of Children & Adolescent Psychiatry, 38, 1363-1371.

Using computer assisted biofeedback to help children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to gain self-control.
Blanton, J. & Johnson, L. J. (1981).
Journal of Special Education Technology, 11(1), 49.

The use of EEG biofeedback to treat ADHD in a school setting.
Boyd, W. D., & Campbell, S. E. (1998).
Journal of Neurotherapy, 2(4), 65-70.

The effects of frontal EMG biofeedback and progressive relaxation upon hyperactivity and its behavioral concomitant.
Braud, W. (1978).
Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 3, 69-90.

Age-related changes in quantitative EEG in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Bresnahan, S. M., Anderson, J. W., & Barry, R. J. (1999).
Biological Psychiatry, 46, 1690-1697.

EEG biofeedback training and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in an elementary school setting.
Carmody, D. P., Radvanski, D. C., Wadhwani, S., Sabo, M. J., & Vergara, L. (2001).
Journal of Neurotherapy, 4(3), 5-27.

Changes in verbal performance IQ discrepancy scores after left hemisphere EEG frequency control training: A pilot report.
Carter, J. L., & Russell, H. L. (1981).
American Journal of Clinical Biofeedback, 4(1),66-67.

Use of biofeedback relaxation procedures with learning disabled children.
Carter, J. L., & Russell, H. L. (1984). In J. Humphrey (Ed.), Stress in childhood (pp. 277-300). New York AMS Press.

Use of EMG biofeedback procedures with learning disabled children in a clinical and an education setting.
Carter, J. L., & Russell, H. L. (1985).
Journal of Learning Disabilities, 18, 213-216.

A pilot investigation of auditory and visual entrainment of brainwave activity in learning-disabled boys.
Carter, J. L., & Russell, H. L. (1993).
Texas Researcher: Journal of the Texas Centerf or Educational Research, 4, 65-73.

EEG biofeedback and the remediation of ADHD symptomatology: A controlled treatment outcome study [Abstract].
Cartozzo, H. A., Jacobs, D., & Gevirtz, R. N. (1995).
Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 21-25.

Implication of right frontostriatal circuitry in response inhibition and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Casey, B. J., Castellanos, F. X., Giedd, J. N., Marsh, W. L., Hamburger, S. D., Schubert, A. B., Vauss, Y. C., Vaituzis, A. C., Diskstein, D. P., Sarfatti, S. E., & Rapoport, J. L. (1997).
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36(3), 374-383.

Quantitative EEG profiles of children with attention and learning disorders and the role of QEEG in predicting medication response and outcome [Abstract].
Chabot, R. J. (1998).
Journal of Neurotherapy, 2(3), 61-62.

Sensitivity and specificity of QEEG in children with attention deficit or specific developmental learning disorders.
Chabot, R. J., Merkin, H., Wood, I. M., Davenport, T. L., & Serfontein, G. (1996).
Clinical Electroencephalography, 27(1), 26-34.

The clinical role of computerized EEG in the evaluation and treatment of learning and attention disorders in children and adolescents.
Chabot, R. J., di Michele, F., Prichep, L., John, E. R. (2001).
Journal of Neuropsychiatric and Clinical Neuroscience, 13(2), 1-16.

Quantitative electroencephalographic profiles of children with attention deficit disorder.
Chabot, R. J., & Serfontein, G. (1996).
Biological Psychiatry, 40(10), 951-963.

The use of biofeedback techniques with school-aged children exhibiting behavioral and/or learning problems.
Cobb, D. E., & Evans, J. R. (1981).
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 9, 251-281.

Quantitative EEG magnitudes in children with and without attention deficit disorder during neurological screening and cognitive tasks.
Crawford, H. J., & Barabasz, M. (1996).
Child Study Journal, 26(1), 71-86.

The effects of bilateral EEG biofeedback on verbal, visuospatial and creative skills in LD male adolescents.
Cunningham, M., & Murphy, P. (1981).
Journal of Learning Disabilities, 14(4), 204-208.

The effects of forehead EMG biofeedback training on the EEG and behavior of hyperactive children.
Dobbins, K. M. (1979).
Dissertation Abstracts International, 40 (n3-B), 1397-1398.

EEG biofeedback, multichannel synchrony training, and attention.
Fehmi, L. G. (1978).
In A. A. Sugerman, & R. E. Tarter (Eds.),Expanding dimensions of consciousness. New York: Springer.

Biofeedback and attention training.
Fehmi, L. G. (1980).
In S. Boorstein> (Ed.), Transpersonal psychotherapy. Palo Alto,CA: Science and Behavior Books.

Specific versus placebo effects in biofeedback training: A critical lay perspective.
Furedy, J. J. (1987).
Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 12(3), 169-184.

The effects of EMG-assisted relaxation training with hyperkinetic children: A behavioral alternative.
Hampstead, W. J. (1979).
Biofeedback and Self-Regulation, 2, 113-125.

Neurotherapy and drug therapy in combination for adult ADHD, personality disorder, and seizure.
Hanson, L. M., Trudeau, D., & Grace, D. L. (1996).
Journal of Neurotherapy, 2(1), 6-14.

Limitations of the American AcademyType of Neurology and American Clinical Neurophysiology Society paper on QEEG.
Hoffman, D. A., Lubar, J. F., Thatcher, R. W., Sterman, M. B., Rosenfeld, P. J., Striefel, S., Trudeau, D., & Stockdale, S. (1999).
Journal of Neuropsychiatry Clinical Neuroscience, 11, 401-407.

Facilitation of performance on an arithmetic task as a result of the application of a biofeedback procedure to suppress alpha wave activity.
Jackson, G., & Eberly, D. (1982).
Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 7(2), 211-221.

Differences in baseline EEG measures for attention deficit disorder and normally achieving preadolescent males.
Janzen, T., Graap, K., Stephanson, S., Marshall, W., & Fitzsimmons, G. (1995).
Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 20(1), 65-82.

Effect of neurofeedback on variables of attention in a large multi-center trial.
Kaiser, D. A., & Othmer, S. (2000).
Journal of Neurotherapy, 4(1), 5-15.

Computer-assisted cognitive training for ADHD: A case study.
Kotwal, D. B., Burns, W. J., & Montgomery, D.D. (1996).
Behavior Modification, 20(1), 85-96.

Electroencephalographic Biofeedback and Neurological Applications.
Lubar, J. F. (1983).
In J.V. Basmajian (Ed.), Biofeedback: Principles and Practice. Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins Publishers.

Changing EEG Activity through biofeedback applications for the diagnosis and treatment of learning disabled children.
Lubar, J. F. (1985).
Theory Into Practice, Ohio State University 24, 106-111.

Electroencephalographic biofeedback and neurological applications.
Lubar, J. F. (1989).
In J. V. Basmajian (Ed.), Biofeedback: Principles and Practice (3rd ed., pp. 67-90). Baltimore,MD : Williams and Wilkins Publishers.

Discourse on the Development of EEG Diagnostics and Biofeedback Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders.
Lubar, J. F. (1991).
Biofeedback and Self-Regulation 16, 201-225.

Innovation or inquisition: The struggle for ascent in the court of science: Neurofeedback and ADHD.
Lubar, J. F. (1995).
Biofeedback, 21(1), 23-33.

Neurofeedback for the Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders.
Lubar, J. F. (1995).
In M. S. Schwartz (Ed.), Biofeedback: A Practitioner's Guide (2nd ed., pp. 493-522). New York: Guilford Publications, Inc.

Psychophysiology and biofeedback treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Lubar, J. F. (1995).
In Clinical Applications of Biofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology. Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 4-7.

Neurobiological Foundation for Neurofeedback Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/HD).
Lubar, J. F. (1997).
Biofeedback, 25, 4-5, 18-19.

Neocortical Dynamics: Implications for Understanding the Role of Neurofeedback and Related Techniques for the Enhancement of Attention.
Lubar, J. F. (1997).
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 22(2), 111-126.


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